Penelope Cruz's uncool karaoke

The stunning 'Volver' actress - who confessed to being addicted to singing along to her favourite tunes - is tired of her friends being too timid at karaoke parties.

Penelope said: "I have a karaoke machine at home. Sometimes I do karaoke parties.

"Everyone arrives saying that they are not going to sing, but everybody ends up performing.

"I don't force them. They all say, 'Oh I am too cool for karaoke', and then later they are all fighting for the microphone!"

The 33-year-old Spanish star also says she would rather have a quiet dinner with friends than party in a noisy nightclub.

Penelope explained: "My lifestyle in Los Angeles is similar to my life in Spain. I like doing things at home, you know, long dinners with my friends. I don't like too much nightlife in places where you can't talk, unless it's to listen to music.

"I just fly with music. I don't need anything else. It's such an important thing to me."